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when mitt romney beat president obama in last night's televised debate. so the first televised presidential debate that we had was in 1960. here are all of the other years that we have since have televised presidential debates. every four years now we have these debates on tv. the only years, though, so these are all the years, right, right? the only years, though, in which you had an incumbent president running against a challenger in all of the years we've had presidential debates on tv are these years. so in terms of understanding the historical context of what happened last night when mitt romney beat president obama in this first debate, this is the universe of like things to compare it to. this is how to understand it in terms of american political history. it's only these years right here. that's it. now, by definition, you never have an incumbent president in this situation more than once. presidents can only serve two terms so there's only one opportunity when they carry into that debate, when they're running for re-election, they carry into that
when mitt romney beat president obama in last night's televised debate. so the first televised presidential debate that we had was in 1960. here are all of the other years that we have since have televised presidential debates. every four years now we have these debates on tv. the only years, though, so these are all the years, right, right? the only years, though, in which you had an incumbent president running against a challenger in all of the years we've had presidential debates on tv are...
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president obama did not win the first debate against mitt romney. whether or not you're happy about that, he didn't win. but if your takeaway from this conspiracy theory in this debate is the reason the president didn't win is because mitt romney cheated, then what is the utility of that theory for you? what is the utility of that information? how do you think president obama should then prepare for the second debate? should he just do exactly what he did this past wednesday night, except keep a closer eye out for the cheating because that is the only reason he lost? i mean, it may be comforting to tell yourself this is what really went wrong here but that is not really what went wrong here, and making the case that it was what went wrong does not help your candidate. the worst example of this though, the invention of a comforting new parallel reality that does not mean you have to face hard truths. the worst new instance of this is how the right today responded to the new jobs numbers. today the unemployment rate dropped from 8.1% to 7.8%. it didn'
president obama did not win the first debate against mitt romney. whether or not you're happy about that, he didn't win. but if your takeaway from this conspiracy theory in this debate is the reason the president didn't win is because mitt romney cheated, then what is the utility of that theory for you? what is the utility of that information? how do you think president obama should then prepare for the second debate? should he just do exactly what he did this past wednesday night, except keep...
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but my site had obama as an 85% favorite before the debate. means romney has gone double. people maybe read a little too much into the national polls. but even in the cases where obama was ahead by 7 points in the state before, that lead has been cut to 3 or 4. maybe you have a tie now. or romney ahead. there's a sign that obama's problems were worse just after the debate on thursday and friday and it's perking back up. we'll see in the next round show the swing states tied. then democrats really will be appropriate for them to panic a little bit. right now trepidation is the most appropriate emotion for democrats. if you see e obama's lead in the swing states evaporating as well, then it really is, i think, a toss up heading into the last debates. >> nate silver, author of the new book "the signal and the noise." more broadly it's about the whole statistical universe and how to understand it. nate, congratulations. thanks for your time tonight. >> thank you. >>> pop quiz. paul ryan has either, a, just helped president obama with the nra, or b, just destroyed president oba
but my site had obama as an 85% favorite before the debate. means romney has gone double. people maybe read a little too much into the national polls. but even in the cases where obama was ahead by 7 points in the state before, that lead has been cut to 3 or 4. maybe you have a tie now. or romney ahead. there's a sign that obama's problems were worse just after the debate on thursday and friday and it's perking back up. we'll see in the next round show the swing states tied. then democrats...
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newt gingrich is killing mitt romney in the debates. two this week. supposed to be another one in florida on monday. mr. romney today making sounds about potentially not showing up for the monday debate in florida. the romney campaign kicking a whole contingent of press off their campaign plane today. the romney campaign warning supporters they expect to lose tomorrow. in 2008, john mccain kicked mitt romney's butt. this year, none of these other republican candidates is john mccain. but could mitt romney still be beaten the same way he was beaten the last time? on a day like today it feels more possible than ever. >>> joining us next is the man who ran john mccain's 2008 campaign, stay tuned. ♪ what started as a whisper every day, millions of people choose to do the right thing. there's an insurance company that does that, too. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? ♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for unsurpassed fruit and veggie nutrition... v8 v-fusion. could've had a v8. over a million people ha
newt gingrich is killing mitt romney in the debates. two this week. supposed to be another one in florida on monday. mr. romney today making sounds about potentially not showing up for the monday debate in florida. the romney campaign kicking a whole contingent of press off their campaign plane today. the romney campaign warning supporters they expect to lose tomorrow. in 2008, john mccain kicked mitt romney's butt. this year, none of these other republican candidates is john mccain. but could...
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romney today making sounds about potentially not showing up for the monday debate in florida. the romney campaign kicking a whole contingent of press off their campaign plane today. the romney campaign warning supporters they expect to lose tomorrow. in 2008, john mccain kicked mitt romney's butt. this year, none of these other republican candidates is john mccain. but could mitt romney still be beaten the same way he was beaten the last time? on a day like today it feels more possible than ever. >>> joining us next is the man who ran john mccain's 2008 campaign, stay tuned. i want to look natural, not naked! but look! with covergirl, all you need is 3 little things to make beauty powerful for you. lashblast for voluptuous volume, outlast -- to keep your lips beautiful and not come off if you kiss... simply ageless foundation to help you look young. see? just three. easy breezy beautiful covergirl. ♪ [ laughs ] [ mayhem ] please continue to hold. the next available claims representative will be with you in 97 minutes. [ laughs ] ♪ and if you've got cut rate insurance, ther
romney today making sounds about potentially not showing up for the monday debate in florida. the romney campaign kicking a whole contingent of press off their campaign plane today. the romney campaign warning supporters they expect to lose tomorrow. in 2008, john mccain kicked mitt romney's butt. this year, none of these other republican candidates is john mccain. but could mitt romney still be beaten the same way he was beaten the last time? on a day like today it feels more possible than...
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it indicated he was debate prepping or maybe retooling his campaign message. mr. romney did resurface this weekend to unveil a new stump speech in which he mentioned the evils of an imaginary plan republicans have made up that president obama is somehow secretly planning to take in god we trust off our coins. he's not planning on doing that. they also had romney endorse the far right, birther congressman king. and they had romney do a photo op with pat robertson at an appearance in virginia. when buzz feed pressed the romney campaign about this sudden culture can war shift in the campaign, a spokesman insisted, quote, the subject has been the economy, it is the economy, and it will be the economy. so then why do you have him appearing with pat robertson? there's the issue right now of the romney campaign's focus. what issues they are trying to get people to decide the election on. but there's also the issue of the campaign's message. this very simple issue of whether or not the candidates know what to say when they are asked basic questions about what they are run
it indicated he was debate prepping or maybe retooling his campaign message. mr. romney did resurface this weekend to unveil a new stump speech in which he mentioned the evils of an imaginary plan republicans have made up that president obama is somehow secretly planning to take in god we trust off our coins. he's not planning on doing that. they also had romney endorse the far right, birther congressman king. and they had romney do a photo op with pat robertson at an appearance in virginia....
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for example, $745 per person for a vice presidential debate viewing party. the price for one meal and a hold on october 18th, $812. a hold is just a space where the press waits after one event before leaving for another event. on the very next day, the price for a meal was $461. on october 30th, the miss for food and a hold was $345. quote, these costs far exceed typical expenses on the campaign trail. also, it was clear to all present that the campaign's paid staff frequently consumed the food and drinks ostensibly produced for the media. were any of the costs of these events charged to the campaign itself to cover the care and feeding of its staff. in the romney campaign, the campaign of one of the richest men ever to run for president charged reporters $812 for a meal. we do not know at this time exactly what that $812 meal consisted of. i hope it was this. for the record, this is a hamburg were a diamond on it. we actually searched various new york city restaurants today, looking for the most expensive meals we could find, and we could not find an $812 p
for example, $745 per person for a vice presidential debate viewing party. the price for one meal and a hold on october 18th, $812. a hold is just a space where the press waits after one event before leaving for another event. on the very next day, the price for a meal was $461. on october 30th, the miss for food and a hold was $345. quote, these costs far exceed typical expenses on the campaign trail. also, it was clear to all present that the campaign's paid staff frequently consumed the food...
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romney for the last week has been boating and debate prepping in vermont in what is being described in the local vermont press as a very fancy mansion. but today mitt romney finally did get back on the trail after his voting time and mansion time. this is really telling. here's how you know it's going to go for the rest of the year. as president obama today went to new hampshire and then iowa. what did mitt romney today do? he went to iowa and then new hampshire. it's not a coincidence they have parallel itineraries. mr. romney is laucnching a huge expensive ad blitz in iowa and new hampshire. he's using a clip from his convention speech and making a promise about how many jobs he'll bring. you're not seeing a lot of mitt romney the candidate, mitt romney the man, you're also seeing mitt romney ads all the time. so are you, north carolina and nevada and florida and ohio and virginia. the eight states that are being targeted in the ad campaign, an ad campaign so big the campaign describes it as a carpet bombing. and this list of states, the states you see marked on the map right here, t
romney for the last week has been boating and debate prepping in vermont in what is being described in the local vermont press as a very fancy mansion. but today mitt romney finally did get back on the trail after his voting time and mansion time. this is really telling. here's how you know it's going to go for the rest of the year. as president obama today went to new hampshire and then iowa. what did mitt romney today do? he went to iowa and then new hampshire. it's not a coincidence they...
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that will be the vice presidential debate. vice president biden versing a republican to be named soon. if past is prologue, expect the debate to be memorable. remember, you're no jack kennedy? vice presidential debate. remember, who am i and what am i doing here? vice presidential debate. remember, senator biden, the truly unforgettable debates are often vice presidential, but my all-time favorite moment is more of a deep cut, one less celebrated or remembered. it was 2004 when cheney and pre-sleazy john edwards faced off, and glen eiffel was the moderat moderator. he stumped both men with a question that was not meant to be a stumper. >> i want to talk to you about aids, and not about aids in china or africa but aids right here in this country where black women between the age of 25 and 44 are 13 times more likely to die of the disease than their counter parts. what should the government's role be in helping to end the growth of this epidemic? >> here in the united states, we made significant progress. i have not heard those
that will be the vice presidential debate. vice president biden versing a republican to be named soon. if past is prologue, expect the debate to be memorable. remember, you're no jack kennedy? vice presidential debate. remember, who am i and what am i doing here? vice presidential debate. remember, senator biden, the truly unforgettable debates are often vice presidential, but my all-time favorite moment is more of a deep cut, one less celebrated or remembered. it was 2004 when cheney and...